The growing frequency of intentional and unintentional incidents in space proves the case for resiliency.
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The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to outfit two more E-11A Bombardier business jets with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system. The service already operates three such aircraft, which are used to improve tactical communications for joint and coalition forces. The ...
The Space Force needs the scale and means to assert authority. This is not just about money, though that is important. And it’s not about numbers of people. It’s about establishing world-leading expertise.
GAO criticizes DOD on GPS alternatives; USAFE, AFSOC buy SpaceX internet service; and NRO will follow Space Command instructions.
The Air Force is built on technology. These are some of the most important aircraft in its 75-year history.
The Navy should complete the business cases for its proposed alternatives to GPS navigation so that Congress can properly oversee and fund the programs, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. The Air Force’s business-case documents for its Resilient-Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation ...
Cyber standards set for commercial vendors; What if GPS goes dark?: Senators vie for New Space National Guard; USSF plans to add three new intelligence squadrons; MDA wants its own satellites.
The China-Russia relationship in space has serious security implications as the tenuous allies unite financing and know-how in an effort to displace U.S. space superiority and threaten America’s space architecture, according to a panel of experts at the recent China Aerospace Studies Institute conference. The ...
An F-35 is flying above the Indo-Pacific at 35,000 feet, when suddenly, the constellation of GPS satellites it relies upon for navigation goes dark. An adversary, either through a cyber or other anti-satellite attack, has taken down the system. What happens next? That’s the question ...
The UPL, which was obtained by Air Force Magazine but not released by the department, lists eight priorities the service wants but couldn’t afford in its 2023 budget request, released in late March. The F-35 is fifth on that list.
AFA became the Air & Space Forces Association April 7, a historic shift more than two years in the making.
Space nuclear propulsion can support longer missions and make U.S. satellites more resilient and maneuverable.